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Sam J. Jones

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Biography

Samuel Gerald Jones, known professionally as Sam J. Jones, is an American actor and former football player. He is known for playing the title character in the 1980 film Flash Gordon and for starring in the short-lived TV series The Highwayman (1987–1988).

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L.A. Takedown

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Ted

As Sam Jones

Flash Gordon

As Flash Gordon

Dead Sexy

As Rackles

Down 'n Dirty

As Stanton James

The Spirit

As Spirit / Denny Colt

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Second Chances

From Hitchcock to Mann, a journey through films where directors revisit their own earlier work, refining obsession into art.

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Crime War Hollywood

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Ted

2012 · Sam Jones

Down 'n Dirty

2001 · Stanton James

Dead Sexy

2001 · Rackles

L.A. Takedown

1989 · Jimmy

The Spirit

1987 · Spirit / Denny Colt

Flash Gordon

1980 · Flash Gordon